【Ａｓｐｈｙｘｉａ】 seongjoong

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Seonghwa couldn't stop himself from smiling. The action was completely involuntary at this point. The coffee mug in his hand was warm, just like the feeling that was settling deep in his chest. The homely cafe itself was currently bathed in the orange glow of a setting sun through the large open window as the young man sat on one of the barstools. 

Seonghwa's eyes slid to the side as he sipped on his drink. He watched as Wooyoung and San bickered back and forth off to the side about something seemingly mindless. The argument seemed to be heated as Wooyoung's voice was decidedly climbing in volume but judging by the smirk San was desperately trying to hide as he listened to his boyfriend, it was probably nothing of actual concern and was all done in jest.

Behind the counter, Mingi and Yunho stood working quietly in tandem. Just from observation the two were comfortable with each other and easily navigated the small space without a word. Every now and then the two would glance up at one another and share a small secretive smile. It was nauseatingly sweet.

In the back corner of the cafe sat Yeosang, Jongho, and a third person.  Yeosang sat typing away at a laptop, always one to take work with him or try to be efficient. Meanwhile, Jongho was smiling while talking softly to another person at the table while he occasionally took sips of his ice Americano, the condensation beading on the outside of the cup and sliding down. Just then the third person at the table laughed, tilting his head enough where his face was able to be seen. Xion. Alive and smiling.

A tinkling bell sound alerted Seonghwa to the door being opened and suddenly Ravn and Hwanwoong walked through the door. The two sent a wave Seonghwa's way before they went to sit down at one of the available tables in the room.  Seonghwa had never felt a sense of calming peace come over him like this. There were no more worries to be had. Nearly everyone important to him in one area and safe. Well....almost everyone. 

"Seonghwa."  There it was. The voice the agent had been missing. A smile lit his face like a blazing sun as the man turned around on his bar stool. 

"Hongjoong," Seonghwa breathed out the name like a prayer. The other was perfectly fine with flaming hair like he remembered and no red irises. The shorter boy just smiled back just as brightly. 

"I'm home."

Seonghwa groaned as an incessant buzzing sound went off nearby. Swatting his hand out, the young man felt around for his phone before he managed to grab it laying somewhere on his sheets and silencing the bastard. The peace didn't last long however as the noise started back up just a moment later. Finally giving up on any semblance of sleep, Seonghwa huffed and lifted his head, blinking blearily, and glanced at his screen. As soon as he saw the incoming call, he sat up immediately, all signs of drowsiness leaving him. 

Casting a glance at the still-sleeping Hongjoong, the agent carefully stood up and crept out of the room to answer the call.

"Hello?" He asked cautiously into the phone.

"Where the fuck have you been?" Came the angry voice of Ravn through the receiver. "I've been trying to call you all morning!"

Seonghwa winced at the tone in his fellow agent's voice. Ravn wasn't one to typically curse and the face that he did meant that the other had royally messed up. "What's going on?"

"The director is looking for you," Ravn responded, dropping his voice. "There has been a break-in at Wonderland."

Seonghwa felt the blood in his veins freeze. Did they know he was a part of it? What did they already know?